If you’re wanting to go this way, probably better off running an ethernet cable and then you can permanently sue that for internet too, not just screen mirroring
I’ve got a Shield connected to the TV and I tried the Nvidia GeForce app. My PC is WiFi but the shield was Ethernet and there was too much delay for elden ring. So a racing game to entertain the kids won’t work either.
Maybe I’ll get them to run Ethernet between the two rooms whilst I’m at it as well
depending on length? Yeah. Probably cheaper to get a sparky to do a professional job than it would be get an Xbox X or PS5 anyway. My brother in law doesnt even have a monitor, just leaves his rig plugged into the TV full time.
About 10 metres in a straight line. I’m thinking a female to female cable in the wall, then I can run regular HDMI cables in and out. I’ve got a hectic rig with a 4090 one room over from the TV so it beats anything you could get for the $700-800 space
I used to use a cheap old tv as a PC monitor. Besides needing to sit further back to not be able to count the pixels, it was fine. Had sound, too
Edit: oh actually now that I think about it, when turned on, it would start on ATV with the static. Not that bad, provided you’re not staring directly at the screen and you’re not in a dark room
Only problem is that you might need to upgrade the cable in a few years when new protocols come out (if you update your gaming PC and TV to newer stuff) but yeah getting some proper faceplates and a cable installed is a neat way to go about it. I think installing one and even 1 cable upgrade would be less than any kind of half decent gaming machine. It should be anyway.
Could I run a HDMI cable through my walls for less than the price of a cheap gaming PC?
It’s one of those things that could theoretically be a dig job. But I don’t have the tools or experience or the desire to get under the house
Could also try in home streaming options. You can stream the display from your PC to a TV. If either is on WiFi this can be pretty choppy.
I personally use Moonlight for this. It has an android TV app. Sunlight on the host PC since I have an amd GPU.
If you’re wanting to go this way, probably better off running an ethernet cable and then you can permanently sue that for internet too, not just screen mirroring
I’ve got a Shield connected to the TV and I tried the Nvidia GeForce app. My PC is WiFi but the shield was Ethernet and there was too much delay for elden ring. So a racing game to entertain the kids won’t work either.
Maybe I’ll get them to run Ethernet between the two rooms whilst I’m at it as well
depending on length? Yeah. Probably cheaper to get a sparky to do a professional job than it would be get an Xbox X or PS5 anyway. My brother in law doesnt even have a monitor, just leaves his rig plugged into the TV full time.
About 10 metres in a straight line. I’m thinking a female to female cable in the wall, then I can run regular HDMI cables in and out. I’ve got a hectic rig with a 4090 one room over from the TV so it beats anything you could get for the $700-800 space
Definitely the way to go. It’s not a super difficult job if you’re comfortable diy. But hiring someone shouldn’t cost more than 500 total id think.
I used to use a cheap old tv as a PC monitor. Besides needing to sit further back to not be able to count the pixels, it was fine. Had sound, too
Edit: oh actually now that I think about it, when turned on, it would start on ATV with the static. Not that bad, provided you’re not staring directly at the screen and you’re not in a dark room
Only problem is that you might need to upgrade the cable in a few years when new protocols come out (if you update your gaming PC and TV to newer stuff) but yeah getting some proper faceplates and a cable installed is a neat way to go about it. I think installing one and even 1 cable upgrade would be less than any kind of half decent gaming machine. It should be anyway.